Diffusing capacity at MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL

713 East Anderson Street, Weatherford, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1417471467

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

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Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

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Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$51.58 with Superior Health Plan vs $736.87 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $51.58
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $51.58
Superior Health Plan STARKids $51.58
Superior Health Plan CHIP $51.58
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $51.58
Cigna IFP $99.48
Cigna QHP $103.16
BCBS BluePremier $110.57
Aetna QHPHIX $120.11
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $128.84
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $140.01
Oscar HIX $153.27
Aetna NewBusiness $175.38
United OptionsPPO $177.59
Aetna COMM $188.64
Aetna Meritain $188.64
Evry Health COMM $190.11
Cigna NewBusiness $194.53
Cigna LocalPlus $194.53
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $217.38
Cigna NetworkBenefit $217.38
Cigna HMO $217.38
Aetna OON $221.06
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $228.16
BCBS BlueEssentials $228.16
BCBS EPOSOA $239.40
BCBS PPO $250.65
Cigna AllOther $274.85
Humana COMM $311.26
BCBS Traditional $327.17
Aetna ASA $388.33
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $434.02
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $434.02
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $515.81
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $523.18
Parker County LOGOV $552.65
TriWest Veterans FED $589.50
Independent Medical Systems COMM $736.87
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $736.87

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Diffusing capacity at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $395.37 $112.02 – $560.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $434.72 $89.48 – $652.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $478.63 $95.73 – $598.29
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $395.37 $105.43 – $560.11
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $434.72 $139.55 – $652.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $434.72 $224.61 – $652.09
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $478.63 $141.49 – $717.95
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth $395.37 $105.43 – $560.11

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